See also:

• DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)

DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)  , a See also:

• FRESHWATER

freshwater See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish belonging to the See also:

• FAMILY

family Cyprinidae . It is an inhabitant of the See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers and streams of See also:

• EUROPE

Europe See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of the See also:

• ALPS

Alps, but it is most abundant in those of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France and See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany . It prefers clear streams flowing over a gravelly bottom, and deep, still See also:

• WATER

water, keeping See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to the bottom in See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter but disporting itself near the See also:

• SURFACE

surface. in the See also:

• SUNSHINE

sunshine of summer . It is preyed upon by the larger predaceous fishes of fresh See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters, and owing to its silvery See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance is a favourite bait in See also:

• PIKE
• PIKE, ZEBULON MONTGOMERY (1779-1813)

pike-fishing . The See also:

• DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)

dace is a lively, active fish, of gregarious habits, and exceedingly prolific, depositing its eggs in May, and See also:

• JUNE

June at the roots of aquatic See also:

• PLANTS

plants or in the gravelly beds of the streams it frequents . Its flesh is wholesome, but is not held in much estimation . In appearance it closely resembles the See also:

• ROACH (Leuciscus rulilus)

roach, usually attaining a length of 8 or 9 in., with the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head and back of a dusky See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

blue See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour and the sides of a shining silvery aspect, with numerous dark lines See also:

• RUNNING

running along the course of the scales . The ventral and anal fins are See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white, tinged with See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale red,; and the dorsal, See also:

• PECTORAL

pectoral and caudal tipped with See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black . The dace feeds on See also:

• WORMS

worms, See also:

• INSECTS

insects, See also:

• INSECT

insect-larvae, and also on See also:

• VEGETABLE

vegetable See also:

• MATTER

matter . It is abundant in many of the streams of the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, but is unknown in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland and See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . In See also:

• AMERICA

America. the name of dace is also applied to members of other genera of the family; the " horned dace " (Semnotilus atromaculatus) is a well-known variety .